Daria Kasatkina is about to go ahead with her campaign in the draw at the Australian Open. The past year at the Australian Open, Darya lost in the 3rd round to Iga Swiatek 6-2 6-3. In the previous edition of this tournament, she ousted Stefanie Voegele 6-3 6-1 and Magda Linette 6-2 6-3.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Daria Kasatkina’s projected draw alongsideherplausible opposition at the Australian Open. Darya has a losing record (8-13) against the projected opponents.

R1 – Varvara Gracheva (97) – H2H 1-0
R2 – Tatjana Maria (71) – H2H 0-0
or Lucrezia Stefanini (141) – H2H 0-0
R3 – Karolina Pliskova (31) – H2H 1-2
or Sorana Cirstea (42) – H2H 1-1
R4 – Veronika Kudermetova (9) – H2H 2-0
or Shuai Zhang (22) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Caroline Garcia (4) – H2H 1-2
or Ekaterina Alexandrova (18) – H2H 2-2
1/2 – Ons Jabeur (2) – H2H 2-4
or Aryna Sabalenka (5) – H2H 2-3
Fin – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 1-5
or Jessica Pegula (3) – H2H 0-1
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Draw

R1 – Varvara Gracheva’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Daria Kasatkina

36 - 30win/loss in 2025

Rank
43
High
39
WLWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 36-30 23-18 7-6 3-3 3-3 0-0
2022 29-32 7-11 12-14 10-7 0-0 0-0
2021 27-31 11-10 7-10 9-9 0-2 0-0
2020 10-14 5-7 4-4 1-3 0-0 0-0
2019 70-26 10-7 46-10 14-8 0-0 0-1
2018 28-13 1-1 22-10 5-2 0-0 0-0
2017 35-15 6-5 29-10 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Varvara Gracheva has a 1-2 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 8 years, the Russian has a 41-45 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the Russian lost to Lucia Bronzetti in the 1st round 3-6 6-2 6-3.

H2H Daria Kasatkina vs. Varvara Gracheva

This would be the 2nd time that Daria Kasatkina and Varvara Gracheva play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kasatkina (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R2 – Tatjana Maria’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

43 - 31win/loss in 2025

Rank
54
High
36
LLLWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 43-31 24-17 12-8 0-1 7-5 0-0
2022 47-29 17-12 14-6 6-6 10-5 0-0
2021 7-15 3-8 3-5 1-2 0-0 0-0
2020 6-8 5-8 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 33-35 20-17 2-9 5-6 6-3 0-0
2018 24-29 11-15 2-4 5-8 6-2 0-0
2017 43-31 8-14 15-10 13-4 7-3 0-0
2016 29-30 14-18 10-9 0-1 3-1 2-1

Tatjana Maria has a 1-2 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. As for the previous 18 years, the German has a 164-165 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the German lost to Maria Sakkari in the 1st round 6-4 7-6(2).

H2H Daria Kasatkina vs. Tatjana Maria

There is no head to head record between Daria Kasatkina and Tatjana Maria since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

On the other hand, Daria Kasatkina may face Lucrezia Stefanini. Their H2H record is 0-0

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R3 – Karolina Pliskova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Karolina Pliskova

22 - 19win/loss in 2025

Rank
38
High
1
LWLLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 22-19 19-13 2-3 0-0 1-3 0-0
2022 21-21 12-9 6-6 0-3 3-3 0-0
2021 37-19 23-12 8-4 0-0 6-3 0-0
2020 14-8 9-5 5-2 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 52-17 32-9 8-3 3-3 9-2 0-0
2018 49-23 26-13 12-4 6-3 5-3 0-0
2017 53-18 35-10 9-5 4-2 5-1 0-0
2016 44-23 23-11 6-5 5-4 10-3 0-0

Karolina Pliskova has a 2-2 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. During the previous 16 years, the Czech has a 301-155 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open Pliskova didn’t play in this event.

H2H Daria Kasatkina vs. Karolina Pliskova

This would be the 4th time that Daria Kasatkina and Karolina Pliskova face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Daria Kasatkina may come up against Sorana Cirstea. Their head to head is 1-1.

R4 – Veronika Kudermetova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Daria Kasatkina

34 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
19
High
9
WLLLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 34-22 18-14 8-5 1-1 7-2 0-0
2022 39-20 27-13 7-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 33-24 15-13 14-4 3-4 1-3 0-0
2020 19-15 11-7 1-3 7-5 0-0 0-0
2019 48-26 26-12 11-8 5-3 6-3 0-0
2018 30-22 10-8 15-8 0-3 5-3 0-0
2017 30-25 11-11 8-7 0-2 1-2 10-3
2016 36-22 15-11 13-6 2-4 0-0 6-1

Veronika Kudermetova has a 4-1 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 11 years, Kudermetova has a 149-96 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

The Russian’s best achievement of the current year was getting to the semifinal Adelaide.

Last year at the Australian Open Kudermetova was defeated by Maria Sakkari in the 3rd round 6-4 6-1.

H2H Daria Kasatkina vs. Veronika Kudermetova

This match would represent the 3rd time that Daria Kasatkina and Veronika Kudermetova play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Kasatkina (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Daria Kasatkina could compete against Shuai Zhang. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/4 – Caroline Garcia’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-1 for Caroline Garcia

40 - 27win/loss in 2025

Rank
20
High
4
LLWLLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 40-27 23-17 4-4 7-3 6-3 0-0
2022 46-21 21-13 11-4 4-1 10-3 0-0
2021 27-26 15-14 8-6 3-3 1-3 0-0
2020 11-11 5-6 4-3 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 27-27 8-16 10-8 2-1 7-2 0-0
2018 39-22 23-13 13-5 1-2 2-2 0-0
2017 48-22 27-11 12-6 3-3 6-2 0-0
2016 40-26 17-15 7-7 10-3 6-1 0-0

Caroline Garcia has a 3-1 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. In the last 14 years, Garcia has a 194-158 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

Last year at the Australian Open the French player lost to Hailey Baptiste in the 1st round 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3.

H2H Daria Kasatkina vs. Caroline Garcia

This match would represent the 4th time that Daria Kasatkina and Caroline Garcia square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Garcia (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Daria Kasatkina could play Ekaterina Alexandrova. Their head to head is 2-2.

1/2 – Ons Jabeur’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Ons Jabeur

36 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
2
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 36-17 18-11 11-3 0-0 7-3 0-0
2022 47-17 19-12 17-4 0-0 11-1 0-0
2021 48-19 25-12 13-4 0-1 10-2 0-0
2020 23-11 18-8 3-2 2-1 0-0 0-0
2019 22-23 14-16 1-2 2-2 5-3 0-0
2018 35-25 9-12 10-8 8-3 8-2 0-0
2017 39-24 19-11 11-9 4-2 5-2 0-0
2016 30-19 0-5 21-6 5-5 4-3 0-0

Ons Jabeur has a 2-1 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. As for the last 14 years, Ons has a 153-111 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

The Tunisian’s best achievement of the season was reaching the semifinal Adelaide.

Last year at the Australian Open Jabeur didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Daria Kasatkina vs. Ons Jabeur

This match would represent the 7th time that Daria Kasatkina and Ons Jabeur clash against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Jabeur (see full H2H stats), but they are 1-1 on hard in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Daria Kasatkina could play Aryna Sabalenka. Their head to head is 3-2 for Aryna Sabalenka.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-1 for Iga Swiatek

68 - 11win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0
2017 11-2 0-0 11-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016 10-2 0-0 0-0 10-1 0-0 0-1

Iga Swiatek has a 4-1 win-loss record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 8 years, Iga has a 95-30 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

The Pole’s most significant achievement of the year was getting to the semifinal Australia.

Last year at the Australian Open the Pole capitulated to Danielle Rose Collins in the semifinal 6-4 6-1.

H2H Daria Kasatkina vs. Iga Swiatek

This would be the 7th time that Daria Kasatkina and Iga Swiatek fight against each other. The head to head is 5-1 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Daria Kasatkina may take on Jessica Pegula. Their H2H is 1-0 for Jessica Pegula.